Diabetes self-management smartphone application for adults with type 1 diabetes: Randomized controlled trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Kirwan, Morwenna ^a   Vandelanotte, Corneel ^a   Fenning, Andrew ^a   Duncan, Mitch J ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Education; Mobile health; Mobile phone; Text message; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE HEALTH; MOBILE PHONE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; TEXT MESSAGE; TEXT MESSAGING;

EDUCATION; MOBILE HEALTH; MOBILE PHONE; TEXT MESSAGE; TYPE 1 DIABETES;

ADULT; CELLULAR PHONE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CARE; TEXT MESSAGING;

EID: 84887965248     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2588     Document Type: Article

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